Parents of Sequoyah High School students banned from official graduation activities over a vandalism prank are trying to organize an alternate event where those students can be recognized.
The Monroe County parents say the ban is not fair to the students who have worked hard to graduate, or to their relatives who had made arrangements in advance to attend the ceremonies.
About half the graduating class – as many as 100 students – were banned from the graduation after the prank occurred in the late-night hours of April 29.
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